hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
cannot be helped; unavoidable
forevermore; for eternity
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
not taking an examination; not having to take an examination
interview (e.g. for a job)
job hunting; job searching
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
dropout; quitter; deserter
misprint; typographical error; typo
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
correction; looking over; touching up
attenuation (factor, rate)
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
everyday life; daily life
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
restraint; restriction; control; check
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic